We've built up Geno so much that the uninformed fans and haters are expecting a Herculean effort tomorrow.

I don't really have any expectations. I think he'll be fine but anything can happen.

But if he throws a couple of bad throws, we're gonna hear about it every day for the next 2 months. Guaranteed.

This.

I was a fan of Geno before the season. I was sold on him as an NFL starter during the Texas game. And as the season went on and Wilson/Barkley/Glennon didn't step up their game to fill the void during WV's losing streak, I was convinced he had to be our #1 pick.

What he does throwing at the combine to unfamiliar receivers coming off only a few months of draft prep at IMG is irrelevant to what I think he could potentially be in the NFL. Only dumbass Chiefs fans who wouldn't know a QB if he threw a 30-yard rocket up their vaginas while evading blitzing defenders are going to be expecting the impossible from him tomorrow.

The sad part is it's very possible that Reid and Dorsey are aligned with those group of fans, too. That's the only thing that worries me about tomorrow.

Through the combine, they get a good idea about whether the player name is likely to light up the football scoreboards in the future.

They want to see the quarterback’s 3-step drop, 5-step drop, 7-step drop and within those drops the reps want to see the QB go through the route tree. What’s the route tree? The QB is asked to run a slant, an out, a throw in, a corner route (7 route) and the deep route (the go).

Many quarterbacks worry that as they don’t personally know the receiver and have never played with them, they might throw over or under them giving the reps an inaccurate estimate of their skill. However, the reps do not care whether the receiver catches the pass or not. All they are interested in is seeing the quarterback’s footwork while they are running the 3-step drop, the 5-step drop and the 7-step drop.

In the 3-step drop they want to see how the quarterback handles and positions the ball: under-center. This is because most quarterbacks in college have never been under-center; they’re usually all back in the spread. They see and study the footwork, how the QB plants himself and drives the throw.

In the 5-step drop (intermediate route), the QB has to take 3 big steps and 2 small steps, get the ball and throw it out right away. Therefore, their footwork is essential.
In the 7-step drop (a deeper throw) the footwork, again, is very critical. Bill Walsh said that he could tell by looking at the quarterback’s feet (footwork) whether he had a good or a bad game. The second thing they notice is the carriage i.e. how the quarterback carries the football. Is it up towards the shoulder or is it below towards the center of the chest and stomach. However, ever since Philip Rivers no one can positively judge the quarterback through the position of his carriage.

Finally, they look into the arm strength. This is why the quarterbacks are asked to throw the 7 route and the deep route. The reps watch the quarterbacks drop back 5 to 7 yards and throw the football. They want to see how quickly and accurately it comes out of the quarterback’s hands.

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However, the reps do not care whether the receiver catches the pass or not. All they are interested in is seeing the quarterback’s footwork while they are running the 3-step drop, the 5-step drop and the 7-step drop.

Try telling this to some of the idiots on this the board. Spent quite a bit of time arguing this point over the last 2 combines. They want to see your drop, accuracy, arm strength, touch and mechanics. Period. They know the QB has no control over how well the WR does or does not run his route. If the ball ends up where the receiver should be, and the receiver isn't there to catch it, the receiver looks bad, not the QB.